Any other beer/wine homebrewers????

[charon]

Still got several bottles of Apple and elderberry wine left, 2 years old now and is improving all the time.............like nectar and slips down the throat like silk. (ohh and you get drunk from the knees down! )

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

Aug 21, 2014 16:26:35 GMT @scooby said:

Aug 21, 2014 13:26:29 GMT Steve (VapeStorm) said:

Tried making some cider last year but the yeast failed

More than likely the apple juice you used contained sorbate or sulphite preservatives, that kills the yeast. Use the cheapest but make sure it doesn't contain the preservatives.

You can remove the preservatives by boiling for 15miins then cooling, but then it's not Turbo Cider. It's call that because it's really quick and easy to make, no faffing about with real apples, no boiling and cooling.
and contrary to popular belief it's not because it's really strong.

Someone mentioned a still, my mate has this one and he Produces healthy distilled water or this if you Prefer something shiney

I juiced the apples myself, added a sachet of yeast like the Instructions said. It just sat at the bottom with the rest of the sediment

[Deleted]

Aug 21, 2014 16:47:21 GMT Steve (VapeStorm) said:

Aug 21, 2014 16:26:35 GMT @scooby said:

More than likely the apple juice you used contained sorbate or sulphite preservatives, that kills the yeast. Use the cheapest but make sure it doesn't contain the preservatives.

You can remove the preservatives by boiling for 15miins then cooling, but then it's not Turbo Cider. It's call that because it's really quick and easy to make, no faffing about with real apples, no boiling and cooling.
and contrary to popular belief it's not because it's really strong.

Someone mentioned a still, my mate has this one and he Produces healthy distilled water or this if you Prefer something shiney

I juiced the apples myself, added a sachet of yeast like the Instructions said. It just sat at the bottom with the rest of the sediment

Ah sorry, didn't digest your post fully post and assumed it was turbo.

Yep i did that years ago, spent all morning picking apples, then pressing them and the same happened. I just drank the juice in the end.

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

I still have it in the demi john lol just to see what happens

[dagl]

Phil, a few years ago I was big into homemade vino, regularly had 20 or so demijons on the go at a time. One of the books that helped the quest for free pickings was Winemaking Month by Month by Brian Leveret It points you towards what's good at the time eg Mid 2 weeks April- Dandilion August- Beetroot etc Though the best by far was September- Elderberry! I used to get two mashings out of a load of berries sort of like the way olive oil's made..

Good Health!

[mybad]

Don't brew beer or wine but I do still have all the gear for making spirits , no not the gool type just don't seem to have the time these days.

[mart166]

Aug 21, 2014 16:28:10 GMT ronaldo said:

I pay £1.78 a pint here

In the words of Monty Python, you lucky lucky B******d.



MP

[Karma]

My wine making kit came today Fab value for money

I can see another hobby obsession starting, i've ordered a couiple of PET demijohns and this from ebay

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181474718991?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

[dagl]

Phil, just been round to see my brewing buddy he gave me a wee dram of this to try, he's paying a bit less from his B&M supplier, but I thought it might interest you once you're up and running..
There's an article in todays Telegraph that might interest too Beer
Good Health!

[sammy13]

Aug 21, 2014 10:03:48 GMT ukric said:

Just gearing up for Grapefest in September at the moment, lots of wine to bottle this month

I was going to tag you, you are a professional homebrew maker, if anyone wants to know anything ask our ukric

[ukric]

My answer will always be, steam the blackberries and freeze the rhubarb. I'm off down Northampton tomorrow with my newly acquired £2 pulp master (VF car boot was worth going to) and my press to make some cider

[seniorphil]

Has anybody ( possibly @scooby ) been on the Bermondsey Beer Mile??
www.londonbeerguide.com/article.php?ID=bermondsey
Looks great, every Saturday 4 micro breweries open up there tap rooms for a brewery crawl.
I am busy for the next couple of Saturdays, I might turn up to the London meet hammered!!!!

[Deleted]

Yep went in June seniorphil, highly recommended. It's 6 brewers but 2 share one brewery. Also went to the Dean Swift and Draft House, which are good pubs really close, on the way back to the station actually.

See my pics here I did link to it in reply 17

[seniorphil]

Aug 26, 2014 20:42:34 GMT @scooby said:

Yep went in June seniorphil, highly recommended. It's 6 brewers but 2 share one brewery. Also went to the Dean Swift and Draft House, which are good pubs really close, on the way back to the station actually.

See my pics here I did link to it in reply 17

My apologies, I missed the previous link. It looks like a great day out, a mini beer festival every Saturday. Great pictures.

[Deleted]

seniorphil  Here's Some of the beers at the Craft 100 18th - 21st Sept at The Craft Beer Co Clapham. I'm going on the Friday